Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Poisonous Fish

Blowfish is one of the most poisonous fish. Known as fugu in Japanese, it is a delicacy in the Land of Rising Sun, after the poison is removed.

WARNING: Don't try to cook fugu at home.

In Japan, only qualified chefs are allowed to cook fugu, and they have been trained to remove poisonous parts of the fish. Despite that, many people have died after consuming the most delicious fish in the world.

When I went to Kuala Gula recently, a fisherman caught a fugu and showed it to us…